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Feb 5, 2013At times, Conduit feels like a step backward for Funeral for a Friend, but that's because, well, it is. Fortunately, the album is solid enough to prove that every so often a little de-evolution is just what a band needs, and that it's entirely possible to head into the future while looking toward the past.
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Feb 12, 2013Conduit proves that they still have that magic, albeit in a more hit-and-miss manner.
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Feb 5, 2013This is their best album for years.
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 6, 2013This is classic, turn-of-the-century-style emo for those old enough to remember the scene before the eyeliner an hairspray brigade came along and spoiled it all for everyone. [Mar 2013, p.98]
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Feb 5, 2013Conduit is short, vicious, angry and their most singular album to date but this lean and stripped down approach isn't a total success.
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Feb 5, 2013It ends with a breakdown and is littered with weighty riffs. However, these aren't forced or the focus of the band's sound, instead complementing the incredibly polished rock.
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Kerrang!Feb 26, 2013Conduit may not be an album to please those who fell in love with Tales... but for anyone pining for a return to Funeral For A friend's earliest EPs, it's very exciting. [2 Feb 2013, p.53]
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Feb 13, 2013Fuelled by more than a decade of experience, Conduit sees Funeral For A Friend unleash an excitingly fresh attitude resulting in a record that could so easily be mistaken for an LP released by a band over a decade their junior.
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Feb 5, 2013The departure of backing vocalist Ryan Richards robs the band of one of their dimensions, and come the lunk-headed thrash of ‘Grey’ you’re left wondering if this renewed heaviness is there to paper over a lack of ideas.
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Mar 12, 2013If you came in as I did in 2008 on what might have been their most eclectic and defining record, you might find this a little less appealing simply for its lack of emphasis on the melody and dialed up screamo.
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Feb 11, 2013They really proved that they're a conduit for great music and a band that's chomping at the bit to explore and vary their style.
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Q MagazineFeb 5, 2013It leaves less room for their more usual fluid melodies, though both Nails and Best Friends And Hospital Beds recapture their emotive sensibilities. [Feb 2013, p.104]
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Feb 8, 2013[The album] is their best in years, hitting upon just the right combination of melody, thrash, and hooks.
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Feb 5, 2013Ultimately, Conduit is a fair step down from the resurgence that was Welcome Home Armageddon. But having said that, it remains a solid addition to their discography.
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Feb 5, 2013An occasional penchant for dewy-eyed emoting aside, Conduit sounds like the work of a band with bags of energy and a surfeit of creative gas in the tank.